Belén Liotti Venecia, Italia (CNN) — El 25 de abril fue durante mucho tiempo un dÃa histórico en Venecia: la fecha no es solo el dÃa de la Liberación de Italia, sino también la fiesta del santo patrón de la ciudad, San Marcos. Pero ahora Venecia obtendrá otra dosis de historia para conmemorar el 25
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 25, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The newly selected sole finalist for the presidency of Texas Southern University (TSU), James W. Crawford III, brings a wealth of leadership experience and a vision for the future to one of Texas’s most prestigious institutions. Crawford’s
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By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Those inside the Supreme Court would have to rely strictly on their visual memory of oral arguments – since photography and video are prohibited while court is in session – were it not for the veteran courtroom sketch artists. Thursday, in the press pit to the left of the
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man questioned about his role earlier this month in the fatal carjacking of a woman in central Florida told investigators that he was paid to kidnap her and deliver her to someone. That is according to court documents filed Thursday. Jordanish Torres-Garcia says he was the masked man in a
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No students were injured when a Hallsville school bus was in a crash Thursday afternoon.
Continue Reading By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director (CNN) — As the first criminal prosecution of a former American president began just 13% nationwide feel Donald Trump is being treated the same as other criminal defendants, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Most of the country was divided over whether he is being treated more harshly
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a temporary one. But Hamas has also refused to say that it would recognize Israel or renounce its armed fight against it. For Israel and many others,
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Attorney Jack Wagoner, who helped successfully challenged Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage, has died. He was 62. An attorney who worked with Wagoner said he died Tuesday in Little Rock and that a cause of death was not yet known. Wagoner represented couples who challenged
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. The bill mirrors almost the same
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With multiple rounds of showers and storms expected beginning tonight lasting off and on into this weekend, there are increased chances of flash flooding incidents becoming possible. That paired with drier conditions across the region presents an interesting opportunity to see not so typical events. Rainfall totals over the next five days amount to up
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Rafael Nadal dijo que trata de disfrutar cada momento que pasa en una cancha de tenis al tiempo que lucha contra las lesiones. En declaraciones a los periodistas antes del Abierto de Madrid, Nadal, que sólo ha jugado cinco partidos este año, puso en duda su participación en el Abierto de
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un grupo de personas encapuchadas grabó y difundió un video que se conoció a través de redes sociales para asegurar que el retén irregular en Chiapas en el que fue abordada el domingo la candidata presidencial por Morena, Claudia Sheinbaum “no es un montaje”, luego de que el presidente de
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The United States has begun construction at sea of the temporary pier intended to help deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the Pentagon said on Thursday, with the ultimate goal of delivering up to 150 trucks of aid per day to the starving population there.
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La decisión de Pedro Sánchez de reflexionar sobre si debe continuar en su cargo como presidente del Gobierno de España, a raÃz de la apertura de una investigación judicial en Madrid contra su esposa por los presuntos delitos de tráfico de influencias y corrupción en los negocios, ha generado gran
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Montana law that appeared to require people to cancel previous voter registrations before signing up to vote, or risk facing felony charges. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris said Wednesday that he agreed with the plaintiffs that the law
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch says military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants. Human Rights Watch said in a report published Thursday that the mass killings took place Feb. 25 in the
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CNN By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to cardiovascular fitness, you may tend to focus on activities that move you forward, such as walking, running and cycling. Likewise, in weight training, most traditional exercises center on forward and backward motion, occurring in what’s known as the sagittal plane. But there is another plane of
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kim Kardashian marshaled her celebrity in one administration to spotlight criminal justice reform — and she’s doing it again in the next. The reality TV star and entrepreneur joined Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday for a roundtable highlighting the administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — For the past few years, the US economy has been growing at a pace that seemed too good to be true. So, at first glance, Thursday’s gross domestic product report showing the US economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.6% in the first quarter of this
Continue ReadingMOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit businessman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with an explosion at a building he owned in which a nitrous oxide cannister propelled through the air, killing another man. Thirty-one-year-old Noor Noel Kestou of Commerce Township was charged Thursday in connection with the March 4 explosion
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